Saudi Regulatory Compliance

Setting up was the easy part. Staying compliant is where foreign companies get caught.

A company operating in the Kingdom carries 50+ obligations across 10+ government platforms, each on its own cycle. Miss one and it surfaces as a penalty or a suspended service. One team runs all of them for you.

• 10+ government platforms

• One accountable team

• 53 services covered

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See what we manage

Clients advised

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Combined client revenue

Countries served

Setup success

Clients advised

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Combined client revenue

Countries served

Setup success

Clients advised

$0M+

Combined client revenue

Countries served

Setup success

Risk you do not see

When a gap goes unnoticed

Government platforms in the Kingdom are linked. One missed deadline in one system rarely stays there.

01 / 05

01Filing

Up to SAR 20,000

Late financial statements

The director can be held personally liable for a late filing.

02Labour

SAR 200,000

Saudization shortfall

Recruiting without the required Saudi nationals ratio.

03Workforce

SAR 3,000 to 10,000

Wrong visa category

A penalty applies per employee on the wrong visa.

04Tax

SAR 10,000

Late VAT registration

Registration missed past the deadline carries a fixed penalty.

05Contracts

Void

Unauthenticated contracts

Employment contracts not authenticated through the correct channels.

Penalty figures reflect published statutory ranges and are subject to change.

One desk, not ten relationships

What your single desk replaces.

One team runs every government system for you. No portals to log into, no consultants to chase, no deadlines to track.

What it covers

With Navigate Saudi

The usual arrangement

Accountability

With Navigate Saudi

One desk, one contract

The usual arrangement

Separate consultants, no single owner

Penalties

With Navigate Saudi

Flagged before they hit

The usual arrangement

Hit automatically, before you know

Visas & permits

With Navigate Saudi

Handled proactively

The usual arrangement

Stalled hiring and travel

Payroll

With Navigate Saudi

Run on time

The usual arrangement

A delay that freezes services

Licence renewals

With Navigate Saudi

Tracked and renewed

The usual arrangement

Lapse quietly, halt operations

Your standing

With Navigate Saudi

A clear, monitored view

The usual arrangement

No clear view of compliance

One team. One contract. Full coverage.

The advisory journey

01 / 05

Advisory session

A paid consultation to map your current standing, or plan your entry, across every platform.

One sessionAll platforms

All platforms

Advisory session

Full coverage

53 government services across 10+ platforms, under one roof.

Full coverage of the compliance systems your company depends on, including your VAT and corporate tax filing.

MISA & Commerce

Licensing & registration

Licence renewals and modifications, activity changes, partner additions and removals, trade-name and CR renewals, business certificates.

Qiwa & Muqeem

Workforce, visas & Iqama

Work visas and permits, Qiwa contracts, Saudization and Nitaqat monitoring, Iqama issuance and renewal, exit and re-entry and final-exit visas.

GOSI & Mudad

Payroll compliance

Employee GOSI registration and salary updates, Wage Protection System submissions, Mudad submissions, violation resolution.

ZATCA

Tax & e-invoicing

VAT calculations and quarterly filing, corporate tax and Zakat, withholding tax, ZATCA-approved e-invoicing Fatoora setup.

MOFA & Chambers

Attestation, membership & residency

Foreign document attestation, investor-document authentication, chamber membership and certificates of origin, family visas and residency.

Najiz

Legal documentation

Powers of attorney and authorisations, commercial document issuance, contract and deed authentication, Ministry of Justice e-services.

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OUR CLIENTS

Trusted by Investors, Enterprise & Executives

Supporting companies across sectors in establishing and growing in the Kingdom

Lawyer-backed, locallygrounded, and one vendorfor all of it.

Formal legal matters run through Al Ajaleen Law & Intellectual Property, our partner firm and one of the Kingdom's established legal names.

Years of legal experience

Saudi lawyers on the firm

Institutional standing

Al Ajaleen provides legal consultation to PIF, Aramco and SABIC, among the Kingdom's largest institutions, alongside the Royal Commission for AlUla, and supports international firms including Dentons, Bird & Bird, BCLP and Kearney McWilliams & Davis on their work in the Kingdom.

Questions, answered plainly

What leadership asks first.

Full foreign ownership is available across many activities. Some sectors require a Saudi partner or a minimum Saudi shareholding. We confirm your activity’s requirements before any filing.

In some cases, yes. Under recent reform, financial-statement filing failures and certain labour violations carry personal liability on the named director. We flag and resolve these before they open.

Most setups complete in one to three months, depending on the licence type and how quickly documents are prepared and attested.

Formation is a one-time event. Operating is continuous. Most of the risk sits in the ongoing compliance cycle, not the initial filing.

Consequences range from fines to suspension or revocation of your licence and operating services. The platforms are linked, so one gap triggers others.

Corporate income tax is 20% on adjusted annual profit. VAT is 15% once taxable supplies exceed the threshold. Zakat applies to Saudi-owned share capital.

Not for most activities. Many industries allow a wholly foreign-owned company. We confirm your specific activity and recommend the right structure.

Navigate Saudi is a paid advisory. The advisory session fee is fixed and disclosed upfront. If your MISA licence is not approved, the fee is refunded in writing.